Teachers can use writing in a couple of different ways in their classrooms:
Writing to Learn AND Writing to Assess
Writing to learn... What is that?
Writing isn't just about essays and research papers in English class.
Writing is a good way for students to process new ideas, connect ideas, and express their level of understanding. Writing activities can be used in any classroom as a way for students to master material at a deeper level.
Check out the Writing to Learn page on this wiki to learn more!
Writing to Assess... What is that?
Short simple writing tasks can also be used as formative assessments.
Having students write their own definition or examples of a concept from class on an idex card before they leave class is a great way to measure student understanding of material presented in class that day.
Longer, more formal writing assignments are often used as summative assessments.
A student created report about the effects of their household water usage for a whole week will show their level of mastery of the concepts and content presented in an entire unit about water.
Check out the Writing to Assess page on this wiki to learn more!
The following graphic organizer is a great tool for helping writers of all ability levels organize their ideas before writing. It is also a great tool for helping struggling readers breakdown complex texts for main ideas and supporting details.
Writing Across the Curriculum
Teachers can use writing in a couple of different ways in their classrooms:
Writing to Learn AND Writing to Assess
Writing to learn... What is that?
Writing isn't just about essays and research papers in English class.
Writing is a good way for students to process new ideas, connect ideas, and express their level of understanding. Writing activities can be used in any classroom as a way for students to master material at a deeper level.
Check out the Writing to Learn page on this wiki to learn more!
Writing to Assess... What is that?
Short simple writing tasks can also be used as formative assessments.
Having students write their own definition or examples of a concept from class on an idex card before they leave class is a great way to measure student understanding of material presented in class that day.
Longer, more formal writing assignments are often used as summative assessments.
A student created report about the effects of their household water usage for a whole week will show their level of mastery of the concepts and content presented in an entire unit about water.
Check out the Writing to Assess page on this wiki to learn more!
General Writing Across the Curriculum Resources
North Carolina DPI has a handbook to guide teachers to incorporate more writing into their classes:
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/docs/curriculum/languagearts/secondary/writing/writinghandbook.pdf
FRAMING SHEET-
The following graphic organizer is a great tool for helping writers of all ability levels organize their ideas before writing. It is also a great tool for helping struggling readers breakdown complex texts for main ideas and supporting details.Jim Burke- Tools for Teachers
A ton of graphic organizers for teachers of all disciplines.http://www.englishcompanion.com/classroom/notemaking.htm
Teaching that Makes Sense
A resource for teachers who want engaging ways to incorporate writing into their classes is available in:Page 38 has a one page oragnizer of the main strategies contained in the entire document.
and in
Page 119 has a one page organizer of 8 writing strategies presented in the document.
and at there are a ton more free reading and writing across the curriculum resources at his website:
www.ttms.org
Creative Writing Website
A resource for creative writing ideas, prompts, formats, and graphic oraginzers for writing of all kinds.http://www.creativewriting-prompts.com/index.html